Design, Fabrication, and Performance Evaluation of a Food Solar Dryer by Md. Suman Rana, A. N. M. Arifur Rahman, Rakib Ahmed, Md. Pallob Hossain, Md. Salim Shadman, Pranta Kumar Majumdar, Kh. Shafiqul Islam, Jonathan Colton

“…With a one-year payback period, an economic attribute of 3.26, and a life cycle benefit of BDT 310,651 (USD 2597.68), economics show the dryer’s feasibility. The solar dryer functioned faster than direct sun drying due to its significantly higher heat generation. …”
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DNA metabarcoding of benthic algae and associated eukaryotes from Lake Baikal in the face of rapid environmental changes by Yu. S. Bukin, L. S. Kravtsova, T. E. Peretolchina, A. P. Fedotov, A. E. Tupikin, M. R. Kabilov, D. Yu. Sherbakov, E. V. Mincheva

“…About 15 thousand reads of the 18S rRNA marker were obtained by applying NGS (next-generation sequencing). The species of algae dominating in the number of reads, as well as the difficult-to-identify taxa (Stramenopiles, Alveolata, Euglenozoa, Chromista, Rhizaria, Amoebozoa, etc.), which play an important role in the functioning and formation of the structure of algal communities, were revealed. …”
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Modulating the serine metabolism in human differentiated astrocytes: an integrated multi omics approach by Farida Tripodi, Elisa Maffioli, Silvia Sacchi, Valentina Rabattoni, Zoraide Motta, Claudia Bearzi, Gabriella Tedeschi, Gabriella Tedeschi, Loredano Pollegioni, Paola Coccetti

“…IntroductionAstrocytes are the major source of L-serine (L-Ser) in the brain: the glycolytic intermediate D-3-phosphoglycerate is converted into L-Ser through the phosphorylated pathway (PP) made up of three enzymes, phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH), phosphoserine aminotransferase (PSAT) and phosphoserine phosphatase (PSP), recently proposed to generate a metabolic assembly named serinosome. In the central nervous system, L-Ser is used for a number of functions, including the synthesis of glycine (Gly) and D-serine (D-Ser), the two key NMDAR co-agonists.MethodsHere, we used iPSC-derived human astrocytes as a cellular model to evaluate the impact on cell metabolism of the overexpression of each of the three enzymes of the PP as GFP-tagged proteins.ResultsThe subcellular cytosolic localization of PP enzymes remains unchanged compared to endogenous proteins, while the complex formation is increased in all cases. …”
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Deciphering the role of dietary modifications and gut dysbiosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Meenakshi Vachher, Kohinoor Kaur, Manisha Marothia, Archana Burman, Deepanjana, Savita Bansal

“…Dietary alterations or nutritional interventions have a huge impact on gut microbiota composition and functions. An association between the type of diet, altered gut microbiota, and NAFLD is now being appreciated. …”
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Psychological implications of early marriages: the unhealed wombs and shattered dreams by Shezah Khalid, Abdul Wahab Yousafzai

“…These approaches aim to alleviate symptoms and improve overall functioning. Timely recognition and management are crucial in mitigating the impact of BPD on the lives of affected individuals.8   All member states of the European Union have established a minimum age for sexual consent. …”
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TGFβ-specific T cells induced by a TGFβ-derived immune modulatory vaccine both directly and indirectly modulate the phenotype of tumor-associated macrophages and fibroblasts by Mads Hald Andersen, Inés Lecoq, Evelina Martinenaite, Maria Perez-Penco, Lucia Lara de la Torre

“…Reducing immunosuppression and immune exclusion in pancreatic tumors by targeting TAMs and CAFs with the TGFβ-based immune modulatory vaccine emerges as an innovative strategy for the generation of a more favorable environment for immune-based therapies, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors.…”
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Surface microlayer-mediated virome dissemination in the Central Arctic by Janina Rahlff, George Westmeijer, Julia Weissenbach, Alfred Antson, Karin Holmfeldt

“…From the 1154 viral operational taxonomic units (vOTUs), of which two-thirds were predicted bacteriophages, 17.2% encoded for auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) with metabolic functions. Some AMGs like glycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase and ice-binding like proteins might serve to provide cryoprotection for the host. …”
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Application Models and Innovative Approaches of Smart Libraries from the Perspective of MR Technology by Jiaxin HUANG, Xiaofang ZHANG

“…The mixed reality (MR) Technology is a new intelligent technology that integrates the advantages of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), makes virtual objects coexist in the physical world, and integrates the functions of human perception, computer processing and environmental input. …”
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Descriptive epidemiology of gynecologic and breast cancers between 1988 and 2018 in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Smaila Ouedraogo, Nayi Zongo, Adeline Djiguemde, Hyacinthe Zaman, Aimé Sosthène Ouedraogo, Blandine Thieba

“…However, there are no data on its full extent in Burkina Faso given the lack of functioning national registry of cancer. This study aims to determine the incidence of gynecologic and breast cancers. …”
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Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Control-Based Voltage Controller for Buck and Boost DC/DC Converters in DC Distribution Grids by Asimenia Korompili, Oemer Ekin, Marija Stevic, Veit Hagenmeyer, Antonello Monti

“…In addition, the physical significance of the converter’s states allows the integration of additional control functions, relying on the electrical quantities of the converter, for the enhancement of the performance of the voltage controller. …”
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The sporophytic type of fertility restoration in the A3 CMS-inducing cytoplasm of sorghum and its modification by plant water availability conditions by L. A. Elkonin, V. V. Kozhemyakin, M. I. Tsvetova

“…For the first time, the transgenerational effect of water availability conditions of growing a fertility-restoring line on male fertility of the F2 generation was detected: a pollinator grown in a plot with additional irrigation produced more fertile and less sterile individuals compared to the same pollinator grown under a rainfall shelter (p < 0.01), and the segregation pattern changed from digenic to monogenic, indicating heritable inhibition of the expression of one of the fertility-restoring genes (kind of “grandfather effect”). …”
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VANTAGE: An open‐source application for visualisation, navigation and analysis of video and ancillary time‐series data in bio‐logging studies by Stefan Schoombie, Tagen deWet, Stefan Britz, Andrew D. Lowther, W. Chris Oosthuizen

“…VANTAGE allows the integration of video and other time‐series data recorded at the same time, allowing more efficient analysis and labelling of the data. …”
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Reactive Oxygen Species: A Double-Edged Sword in the Modulation of Cancer Signaling Pathway Dynamics by Manisha Nigam, Bajrang Punia, Deen Bandhu Dimri, Abhay Prakash Mishra, Andrei-Flavius Radu, Gabriela Bungau

“…By systematically integrating data on ROS source-specific functions and redox-sensitive signaling pathways, the complex interplay between ROS concentration, localization, and persistence is elucidated, revealing how these factors dictate the paradoxical support of tumor progression or induction of cancer cell death. …”
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Mucosal microbiota signatures reveal diagnostic insights in chronic liver disease by Sadık Dinçer, Yakup Ülger, Anıl Delik

“…The intestinal microbiota acts as a bioreactor for autonomous metabolic and immunological functions in regulating the host’s response to external stimuli in the intestinal microbiota. …”
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Rotor Location During Atrial Fibrillation: A Framework Based on Data Fusion and Information Quality by Miguel A. Becerra, Diego H. Peluffo-Ordoñez, Johana Vela, Cristian Mejía, Juan P. Ugarte, Catalina Tobón

“…The proposed framework outperformed existing EGM-based rotor detection methods, demonstrating superior functionality and performance compared to existing EGM-based rotor detection methods. …”
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF DIFFERENT WAYS OF CENTRAL HEATING by A. E. Piir, V. B. Kuntysh, A. Yu. Vereshchagin

“…Universal electric power plant is comparable in effi- ciency with heat pump system, but outperforms it due to its multi-functionality.…”
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Cation-induced topical disordered niobium nickel oxide for robust hydrogen storage in magnesium hydride by Shuai Li, Liuting Zhang, Fuying Wu, Qian Li

“…Herein, efficient regulation of electronic and structural rearrangements in niobium-rich nickel oxides was achieved through precise compositional design and niobium cation functionalized doping, thereby greatly enhancing its intrinsic catalytic activity in hydrogen storage systems. …”
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SOCIAL COMPETENCE FORMATION AMONG TEENAGERS FROM HUMANIST TREND MULTIPLE-AGED GROUPS by Larisa A. Krapivina

“…Based on the Children and Youth Public Centre «Carabela» that has been working in Yekaterinburg for more than fifty years, the author discloses how to use the technology of inter-age communication and interaction to provide the continuity of traditions, to preserve historical memory, to transfer humanistic ideas in the chain of generations, and to create personality with sound emotional and moral compass. …”
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JAUNOSIOS KARTOS KATALIKŲ INTELEKTUALŲ POŽIŪRIS Į FAŠIZMĄ IR NACIONALSOCIALIZMĄ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…Exactly here the new standpoint on democracy, a state and its functioning was being formed. Trying to understand more deeply the origin and character of this phenomenon, the intellectual Catholic youth singled out two expressions of it - fascism and national-socialism. …”
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JAUNOSIOS KARTOS KATALIKŲ INTELEKTUALŲ POŽIŪRIS Į FAŠIZMĄ IR NACIONALSOCIALIZMĄ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…Exactly here the new standpoint on democracy, a state and its functioning was being formed. Trying to understand more deeply the origin and character of this phenomenon, the intellectual Catholic youth singled out two expressions of it - fascism and national-socialism. …”
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